By determination of 5 May 2011, the Management Board of ICP-ANACOM has approved the draft decision on the authorization regime governing mobile satellite service (MSS) systems in the 2 GHz band.
It was likewise determined that the draft decision be made subject to the general consultation procedure, for a period of 20 working days, pursuant to article 8 of Law no. 5/2004 of 10 February (LCE - Lei das Comunicações Electrónicas (Electronic Communications Law)), which period, by determination of the Management Board of ICP-ANACOM of 2 June 2011, was extended for an additional 5 working days.
Under this procedure, timely responses were received from the following undertakings:
- Inmarsat Ventures Limited (Inmarsat);
- Solaris Mobile, Lda (SML);
- Vodafone Portugal, Comunicações Pessoais, S.A. (Vodafone).
The respective report prepared with basis in this consultation process comprises an integral part of the present decision and includes a summary of the positions stated and of the positions taken by ICP-ANACOM thereon.
